Australian Women’s Cricket Team Were Crowned As The Champions Of 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket

The 12th edition of the ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand from March to April 2022. In which the Australian women’s cricket team were crowned as the champions of the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket by defeating England women’s cricket team in the finals by 71 runs in Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. 

• The Australian women’s team was awarded 1.32 million United States Dollar (USD) and the Runner-up team (England women’s team) won USD 600,000.  
• The Australian women’s team wins ICC world cup for the 7th time, most by any women’s cricket team.

Performer Of The Tournament:

i.Alyssa Healy (Australia) has been named as the ‘Player of the Tournament’ for scoring 509 runs in 9 matches, she is the first player to score 500-plus runs in a single edition of the Women’s One-Day International (ODI) World Cup.

• Rachael Haynes (Australia) scored 497 runs in this tournament, which is the second-highest tally in a 2022 Women’s World Cup.

ii.Also, Alyssa Healy has been named as the player of the match for scoring  170 runs off 138 balls and it stands as the highest score in the final of any ICC Cricket World Cup (in both men’s or women’s) surpassing Adam Gilchrist’s (Australia) 149 runs vs Sri Lanka in 2007.

iii.Sophie Ecclestone (England) was named as the highest wicket-taker for claiming 21 wickets in 9 matches.

Records In The 2022 ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s World Cup:

i.Alyssa Healy became the first cricketer in history to score a century in the semi-final and final of the same World Cup.

ii.It is the fifth time (2022, 2005, 1997, 1982 and 1978) that the Australian women’s team have lifted the trophy staying undefeated throughout the tournament. 

Records By Indian women’s cricket team: 

i.Jhulan Goswami (Bowler) of India became the highest wicket-taker in the World Cup Tournament bagging overall of 43 wickets.Indian bowler Jhulan Goswami achieved this with 40 wickets in 31 matches, beating Australia’s Lyn Fullston’s 39 wickets in Women World cup tournaments.

ii.Indian women’s team ODI skipper Mithali Raj broke the record for most matches captained (24 matches) in the ICC Women’s World Cup, surpassing former Australian counterpart Belinda Clark (23 matches). 

iii. Mithali Raj became the third cricketer (including men’s and women’s) and the first woman to play in 6 ODI World Cups. 

• Pakistan’s Javed Miandad and India’s Sachin Tendulkar had played 6 ODI World Cups.

ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s World Cup Winners:

Overall, only 3 countries have won the women’s ICC World Cup from 1973-2022,

About ICC (International Cricket Council):

Chairman – Greg Barclay
Establishment – 1909
Headquarters – Dubai, United Arab Emirates